About Dr. Abe - Founder of Caribbean Harvest

Dr. Valentin Abe, a widely acclaimed agronomist, has a strong reputation for aquacultural development programs. A native of the Ivory Coast and a Fulbright scholar, Dr. Abe earned his PhD in Aquaculture from Auburn University in 1995.

He then became a member of the International Center for Aquaculture and Aquatic Environment (ICAAE) team at Auburn and assistant coordinator for their training program. And in 1997, became program Director for Haiti’s aquaculture development program. Dr. Abe started Caribbean Harvest in 2005, and has been recognized as one of the most effective leaders making a difference in Haiti. He impressed former president Bill Clinton, also the U.N.
special envoy to the Caribbean nation. Dr. Abe was listed in Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the world, after being nominated by Clinton who wrote for the magazine:

"This year I have been especially
influenced by people I’ve met in Haiti
who have performed amazing things in
the wake of the earthquake and even before, after the four hurricanes.
One person in particular is a man from the Ivory Coast
named Valentin Abe, 47, who, after graduating from Auburn
University, went to Haiti to raise fish and to put more Haitians
to work and increase their incomes.”

He has since been recognized for his accomplishments by NBC, CNN and other prominent media outlets.

Valentine Abe - Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World

Valentin Abe - the Celebrity (CNN)

His recent Haiti work (2005-2010) confirmed the technology practiced in the Auburn Aquacultural Laboratories. Caribbean Harvest is the real application of that technology. Partnering with Dr. Abe as founders of Caribbean Harvest are GATAPHY, a Haitian Charitable Foundation and the Social Enterprise Fund, a US 501 (c) (3) charity.

Haiti is the poorest country in
the western hemisphere. More than
half its population is malnourished,
and with this year's earthquake and
hurricanes, conditions have worsened.
Foreign aid is only providing immediate
relief and not long term progress.Learn More

Caribbean Harvest is leading the effort to build a sustainable commercial fishing industry for Haiti. Through its hatcheries and fish farms CH can create thousands of jobs for unemployed fishermen who live in impoverished villages around Haiti’s largest lakes.Learn More

Caribbean Harvest is attempting to expand very rapidly and reach an annual production rate of 2 million pounds of tilapia by the end of 2012 with good jobs for over 450 people. Profits from fish sales will flow through the Caribbean Harvest Foundation to be used for housing, waters supplies, food, schools etc. With adequate funding the fast job growth can be sustained enabling thousands to be removed from absolute poverty. Learn More

Large and small charitable donations are needed by Caribbean Harvest to stimulate this aggressive job growth program. Twelve gifts of $100 will put one new cage in operation. $300 will put a child in school. $2,200 will purchase 2 cages and instantly create one job. $120,000 provide 50 quality jobs that will sustain one village.Learn More